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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) will implement special opening hours for its cultural venues and URBTIX outlets during the Lunar New Year holidays, an LCSD spokesman announced today (February 1).
February 9 (Lunar New Year's Eve)
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Hong Kong Coliseum, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual.
Hong Kong City Hall, Ko Shan Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre and their URBTIX outlets will close at 5.30pm.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre and Yau Ma Tei Theatre will close at 6pm and their URBTIX outlets will close at 5.30pm.
Sha Tin Town Hall, Tai Po Civic Centre, North District Town Hall, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Tuen Mun Town Hall, Yuen Long Theatre and their URBTIX outlets will close at 6pm while Tsuen Wan Town Hall and its URBTIX outlet will close at 7pm.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza will be partially closed for a rehearsal of the Chinese New Year Night Parade.
The URBTIX outlets at Youth Square and Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch will open as usual. The outlet at HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity will close at 3pm, the outlet at Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre will close at 4pm, and the outlets at all Tom Lee branches will close at 6.30pm. The outlets at AsiaWorld-Expo and Hong Kong Arts Centre will be closed.
February 10 (1st day of Lunar New Year)
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Hong Kong Coliseum, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Ko Shan Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Yau Ma Tei Theatre, Sha Tin Town Hall, Yuen Long Theatre, Tai Po Civic Centre, North District Town Hall, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Tsuen Wan Town Hall and Tuen Mun Town Hall will be closed for the day.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza will be closed from noon for a rehearsal and performance of the Chinese New Year Night Parade.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, AsiaWorld-Expo, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre and Youth Square will be closed.
February 11 (2nd day of Lunar New Year)
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Hong Kong Coliseum, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre and Hong Kong City Hall Low Block and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual. Hong Kong City Hall High Block will be closed for the day.
Hong Kong Cultural Centre will open from 2pm to 11pm and its URBTIX outlet will open from 2pm to 9.30pm.
Other venues will be closed.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, AsiaWorld-Expo, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre and Youth Square will be closed.
February 12 (3rd day of Lunar New Year)
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Hong Kong Coliseum, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall Low Block, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Sha Tin Town Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Tuen Mun Town Hall, Yuen Long Theatre and their URBTIX outlets will open as usual. Hong Kong City Hall High Block will be closed for the day.
Other venues will be closed.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches will open as usual while the outlets at AsiaWorld-Expo, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre and Youth Square will be closed.
February 13 (4th day of Lunar New Year)
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The cultural venues of the LCSD and their URBTIX outlets will resume normal opening hours.
The URBTIX outlets at all Tom Lee branches, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre and Youth Square will open as usual while the outlets at AsiaWorld-Expo, HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Happy Sound Music Ltd Mong Kok Branch and Hong Kong Arts Centre will be closed.
The URBTIX Internet booking website www.urbtix.hk will maintain normal service, and both the telephone booking hotline 2111 5999 and the enquiry hotline 2734 9009 will maintain normal service from 10am to 8pm daily throughout the holiday period from February 9 to 13.
Ends/Friday, February 1, 2013
Issued at HKT 11:00
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